TIGRAY REGION REDD+ CORDINATION UNIT
GIS Training Report
Adigrat
27-Sep-01
  1. INTRODUCTION

Tigray REDD+ Coordination Unit Planned various components of capacity building & awareness creation activities in the readiness period, including Training Gis application for Zonal &woreda NRM department coordinators.

Based on that plan, 32 woreda , 5 Zonal NRM department coordinators & 4 Forest sector Capacity Building Project members,total 41 participated in the 6 day (Augest 27 – Sep.01/2016) training of Gis, at EVE hotel ,Adigrat.

  1. OBJECTIVE Of the TRAINING
  • To Enhance & Develop the Knowledge of GIS application in order to support field works of Natural Resource Management &REDD+ activities.
  1. TRAINING FOCUSED AGENDAS

Arc catalog ,Geo data base, Arc map

Attribute data & spatial querying, Digitize, Editing and updating spatial data

Managing Arc tool box (Analysis tools ,Data management tools, spatial analyst tools)

Watershed Delineation methods

Land use & base map preparation(using GPS data ,Google earth & Topographic map)

Data frame & creating map layout

Field visit & daily exercise

  1. TRAINING METHODOLOGY/PROCEDURE
  • Before the Gis training started, REDD+ awareness creation, Forest & climate change &an overview Tigray Region REDD+ Readiness & pilot activities were presented & discussed tocreate capacity & to have knowhow to support REDD+ activities.
  • All computers downloadedArcGis 9.3 software
  • Brief Practical presentation on each agenda
  • Trainees Exercised individual &mixed with experienced experts on each Gis application activities.
  • Group evaluation on daily training & based on evaluation & questions raised there was a revision on critical common problems.
  • Field exercise and presentation

V. TRAINEES INTERACTIVE, PARTICIPATION& RANKING

The trainees were monitored & evaluated based on their interactive in each class exercise, assignments & field presentation activities. The woreda&Zonala participants classified in to A,B.C according the result of given exercise .

In addition to that, the trainee evaluated the overall training &eventson Arc Gis& its application for watershed management according the given “participants training evaluation form”.

Each Zone &Woreda ranked based on their activities during the training
“ A” / “ B” / “C”
Zone / West / Central,East,N.West,South / -
Woreda / Kola temben, M/Leke / Enderta,K/humera,Hawzen / Ahferom,L/machew,
Erob,A/wonberta,K/awlaelo, / w/leke,N/adet,T/abergele, / Adwa, T/adyabo,
G/afeshum, R/azebo, ofla / Tsegede,Wolkait,E/mekoni, / E/mekoni, D/temben
Raya alamata / &Alaje FSCB project,A/tse. / ( They Need more
Alaje(Menaseb,FSCBProj). / Tselemti,T/koraro,L/adiab, / support& Continuous
S/Ts/Emba,M/zana,T/mach, / Excercises.
g/mekeda,E/alaje

VI. COMMONTS Fromthe TRAINEES

  • The training was appreciated REDD+ is the first project that gave training of Gis for NRM coordinators in our Region.
  • They also explained that the training would be more supportive in each NRM& REDD+ activities& helped to monitor & follow up the coordinators.
  • The Gis training also could help to have each woreda equal/similar knowledge
  • The trainees gave comment on trainers that they were well prepared with full confident.
  • In addition to that, the participant’s punctuality & time efficiency was appreciated.
  • Some obstacles were explained to correct /improve that the shortageoftraining date, the interruption of internet during exercise of watershed delineation using Google earth.
  • They asked also REED+ to support GIS materials (like GPS…),Laptopetc for woredas& Zones.

Gis Trainees attend the lecture & Exercise the applications

VII. LIST of PARTICIPANTS

Woreda NRM coordinators 32 (Except from H/wajrat& S/samre)

Zonal NRM coordinator 5 (Except from southeast &Mekelle)

Forest sector CB project 4, total 41 participants.

CENTRAL ZONE / Name of Trainees / WEST ZONE / Name of Trainees
Zone coordinator / H/mariam / Zone coordinator / Tesfaytsehaye
L/machew / HadushBeyene / K/humera / TesfayAmare
T/machew / TikaboNugus / Wolkaiet / Mueze w/gebreal
Adwa / g/meskelWoldu / Tsegede / Michealle g/medhin
Ahferom / SisayAbraha / NORTH WEST / Name of Trainees
A/naeder / Tsegaykahsay / Zone coordinator / Haftesillase
M/leka / Abraham t/mariam / Tselemti / Hagos k/mariam
W/leke / HailayHintsa / A/tsemblla / Birhanuyohanes
K/temben / Fisehatsionkasa / T/koraro / Aberahagos
T/Abergele / Berihutadele / T/adiabo / Filmondesta
L/adiabo / Laekeabadi
M/zana / Semaegebre
EAST ZONE / Name of Trainees / SOUTH ZONE / Name of Trainees
Zone coordinator / Mengsteabtsegay / Zone coordinator / Achamyeleh
G/mekeda / Gezaeasgele / E/alaje / Tsegabuaraya
Erob / YosefMisgina / E/mekoni / Yigzawtadele
G/afeshum / Berihuabera / Offla / Wondewosenaraya
Hawzen / Fisum g/giorgs / R/azebo / Tegenesisay
A/wonberta / G/hiwotbirhane / R/alamata / Tawiyegidey
K/awlaello / Haftuhindeya / SOUTH EAST / Name of Trainees
S/tsa/Emba / g/Mariam asfaha / Enderta / Birhanetadele
D/Temben / g/hiwot t/haimanot
E/mekoniFSCBProject / Zewde g/medhin / E/Alaje
FSCBProject / Minasebg/medhin
Adefressmamo / KifleEqubay

VIII. Total participant &Budget Utilized

  • Zonal NRM coordinators------05
  • Woreda NRM coordinators------32
  • FSCB Project staff------04
  • REDD+ CU------04
  • Region NRM staff------05
  • Drivers------07

-Total------57

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